Supply chain choice on the internet

Management Science

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 844-864

  Netessine, Serguei ^a   Rudi, Nils ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b INSEAD   (France)

Author keywords

Competition; Drop shipping; E commerce; Equilibrium; Fulfillment; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

DROP-SHIPPING; EQUILIBRIUM; FULFILLMENT; SUPPLY CHAIN;

COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNET; MARKETING; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 33645808741     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1060.0512     Document Type: Article

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